I shall skip all the pre-departure and breakfast pics. This time round, it's finally in a clean and proper Terminal 2. Don't have to feel like some cheapos taking Jetstar/Tiger :/

When we arrived at Hanoi Airport, it was kinda shocking cuz you'd never imagined it to be an airport. No aircon, not many travellers, the arrival belt was kinda quiet with some passengers waiting to pick up their luggages, including us. The next unfortunate thing that happened was that our arranged hotel transfer was not in sight! Guessed that he might have left since our flight was delayed for a 2 good hours due to spoilt wheels :O Hence, the street-smart us just book another cab and got our butts into our Hotel - Church Boutique Hotel. We didn't check in though.. because we would be taking the sleeper-train to Lao Cai train station that night.

Thereafter, we decided to busk in the mid-autume-festival atmosphere at the nearby streets.. And, this is what greeted us :) Crazy traffic with motorists and, street-sellers trying to predict the motorists' winding route to avoid being hit in the knee.

The touristy Dong Xuan market that does wholesale selling. They had all those lampshade-shaped lanterns lining up!

As the day pass by, we just couldn't find any seemingly "edible" food to fill our stomach :XSo, we just anyhow whack.

It was really warm and the hungry stomach made it worse.

Chee Cheong Fun wrapped with meat bites, Vietnam-styled yo.

When everyone were shopping for lanterns and such, the sky poured and that's a cute auntie with her mini yellow tamtaro brolly!!

Women can never say NO to shopping, though just buying a lantern under that drastic weather conditions.

Glad that we were stuck in the rain for awhile to see the everyone hiding in shelters and customers buying food and goods.

You know who you are. damn you tattletales who go around talking bad about ppl who actually cared about your presence (yes, presence only)! You should just go and eat shit, twist your husband's hands or whaateveridontcare. Just cuz I'm a haps person doesn't mean I need to invite you to my picnic.. Who the hell are you anyway? WHATTHEHECK these stupid people cracking my brains apart. My palms itching to punch them. Can't you wake up from your idea and go organise your own freaking gatherings? Simi sai. "bo jio bo jio" your head. Since when any of you jio anything anyway?? DAMNIT. JIO YOU, TAMADE never say thanks and just hit butt and go. Pay bills all siam. Meet at 230pm, still can say 230 @ Botanical Gardens meant the address???Are you stupid or stupid-er?